Watershed for doors and method of making it



Patented pr. 15, 193() PATENT` OFFICE `LoUIsI-I. LEHMAN, on PHILADELPHIA, IENNSYLVANIA v `INAJLEYRjSIEIl'lll') FOB DOORS AND METHOD OF MAKING IT v Application iledlseptcmber 2*?, 1926. Serial `No. 137,837.

One object of this invention is to devise a novel construction and arrangement of water shed which can be adjustably secured to the bottom of a door and which without any `IS change can be secured to either one side or the other of the door in order to prevent the.

passage of water between the bottom of the door and the threshold.

My present invention can be used in con nection with any desired type of door, but it is particularly adapted to he used in conj unction with bath stall doors so that the water falling from the shower will collect on the water shed and be discharged within the bath stall.

4Another object of my invention is to devise a novel method of producing ai water shed of this character by an extruding process.

Vith the above and other objects in view as will hereinafter more clearly appear, my invention comprehends a novel water shed and novel method of making it.

It further comprehends a novel water shed having one or more flanges, and which is adapted to be adjustably connected with the bottom of the door, said water shed inclining laterally and towards one end so that the water collecting thereon will be discharged at one end of the water shed.

Other novel feat-ures of construction and advantage will hereinafter more clearly appear in the detailed description and the appended claims.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawing a typical embodiment of it, which,

` in practice, will give reliable and satisfactory results. It is, however, to be understood that this embodiment is typicalonly and that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists, can be variously arranged and organized, and the invention is not, therefore, limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein set forth.

Figure l is a rear elevation of a stall door and its adjuncts, in conjunction with which a y drain board embodying my invention is employed.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is a sectionalview of a mould for extruding the device.

Similar numerals of reference indicate cor responding parts.

Referring to the drawings l designates a door of any desired or conventional type and for purpose of illustration, I have shown this as a bath stall door having a frame 2 which is sloted in the conventional manner to receive a glass 3. 4 designates the threshold which is located beneath the door, and, in practice', the distance between the bottom of the door and the threshold varies `to such an extent that it is advantageous to have some means adustably secured to the bottom of the door to form a water shed. i

In accordance with this invention, I employ the water shed 5 consisting of a laterally extending body portion 6, the top surface of which inclines towards one end and also ltowards its outer edge portion.

At the door end, the water shed 5 is provided with one or more upwardly extending the bottom member of the door frame 2.

The inner flange, or the flange 8, has vertically disposed slots l0 through which pass `screws L1, said screws being in threaded engagement with the wall of the aperture 12.

It will be noted that this aperture 12 passes completely throughthe bottom frame member so that the water shed can be adustably secured to either side of the door at the place of installation. l

The inner or rear edge portion of the water shed may be straight, crit may, if desired, be provided, as shown, with a raised rib or bead 13. The water shed is of such width that it preferably overhangs the inner or upper edge portion of the threshold 4, and it is substanially the same length as the width of the oor.

When used in connection with a shower fbath stall, when the shower is on, the water can liow over the raised rib or bead 13 and when the shower is turned oil, the water which drains down the bath stall door 1, will collect on the top surface of the water shed and will low towards the hinge portion of the door and be discharged within the shower bath stall.

The frame of the stall door is usually made of metal and it is advantageous to have the aperture 12 drilled completely through the frame, so that, when a person is installin the door the water shed can be attached to either side of the door as may be desired Without rendering it necessary to drill any holes at the place of installation.

The front iiange 7 is preferably of such height that it covers the juxtaposed end of the aperture 12.

It will be apparent, due to the provision of the slot 10 and the fastening device 11, that the water shed can be secured at its proper height above the threshold 4.

The water shed may be formed by a rolling or casting operation, but I preferably form it by extruding the metal through a die, the

opening of which is the same as that shown in the cross section of Figure 3. The vertically disposed openings l0 are formed, and the water shed is then completed and ready for installation.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a new and useful water shed for doors and method of making it which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description, and that while I have, in the present instance, shown and described n Vpreferred embodiment thereof which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that this embodiment is susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A water shed for doors, comprising a body portion having upwardly extending spaced flanges, one of which is slotted, the top face of said body portion inclining laterally and towards one end of the water shed.

2. A water shed for doors comprising a strip of material having a body ortion to telescopically receive the bottom o the door,

. said body portion inclining laterally and towards one end,`and means to secure said water shed in its vertically adjustable position with respect to a door.

3. The combination with a door having apertures through its bottom portion, of a water shed having spaced flanges formin a slot to receive the bottom of the door an vhaving openings in one ofits flanges, and

@Steam devices passing through said o e11- ings an engaging the walls of said door apertures, said other flanges covering said apertures, and the top face of said water shed being inclined laterally and also towards one end.

4. A water shed for doors comprising a member arranged to project laterally from and be secured to the bottom of a door, said member being transversely tapered in cross section such that the upper surface thereof inclines toward the free edge and the lower surface lies in a plane extending at right angles to that of said door, and means for adjustably securing said member to said door whereby to vary the angular relation between said lower surface of the member and the bottom line of said door.

LOUIS H. LEHMAN.

iso' 

